Villa Rosa
Frazione
Coordinates: 42°51′09″N 13°55′21″E / 42.85250°N 13.92250°E / 42.85250; 13.92250
Country Italy
RegionAbruzzo
ProvinceTeramo
Population
 (2001)
 • Total3,661
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Villa Rosa is a frazione (subdivision) of the town of Martinsicuro, in the Province of Teramo in the Abruzzo region of Italy.

History

The town began to develop in the second half of the nineteenth century with the name of Villa Franchi (they were a family of local landowners). In the early twentieth century it took the name of Villa Rosa. For a long time it was part of the Municipality of Colonnella, and subsequently detaching itself from it together with Martinsicuro in 1963.

Architecture

In the hamlet of Villa Rosa there are a few notable buildings, including Villa Franchi (late 19th century) in Via Roma-Via Petrolini; Villa Franchi (1902) in Via Filzi; Castellaccio Franchi (1850–1860) in C.da Civita; Villa Flaiani (1813–1860) in Via Col di Lana; the so-called " Casette Flaiani " (early 1900s) in Via Risorgimento.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Tucci, Pasquale. "Martinsicuro e il suo passato" [Martinsicuro and His Past]. Scuola Blu. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
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